Fastener



.lune 30, 1931. J. v. BERRY 1,811,993

A7,? gwn-mato@ Patented June 30, 1931 UNITED srmij.A

JOHN VALENTINE BERRY, OF JOI-INSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGN OR TO BETI-ILEHEM STEEL COMPANY, .A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIAv FASTENEB My invention relates to fasteners and particularly to fasteners for receptacles containing emergency outfits.

In general my invention relates to fasteners for closures of receptacles which in anemergency must be accessible to anyone but which under normal conditions it is desired to be opened by only authorized persons and is particularly adaptable to firstaidcabinets,

'fire alarm and signal boXes, and doorsof first aid stations and containers for firefighting equipment, etc. ,Y Y

It is therefore one of the objects of my invention to provide receptacles with fasteners which will permit the closures thereof being .t sealed against unauthorized persons but Vwhich can be opened by authorized persons without interfering with the seals.

.Another obj ectyof my invention is to pro-` vide a fastener for a closure of a receptacle containing emergency articles with a seal and a lock, the seal being adaptable to be broken by anyone in an emergency to allow the closure to be opened and the lock being provided for the purpose of allowing authorized persons to open vthe closure. Y

The novel features will be more fully understood from the following description and claims taken with the drawings in which Se improved fastener.

, Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the fastening bar.

Referring to the drawings more in detail 10 represents one of the various type of receptacles to which my fastener is applicable. The receptacle 10 is provided with a closure member 11 which is adapted to be retained in its closed position by my fastener 12.

comprisesrectangular members 13 and 1,4 which are preferably similar in structure and are provided with lateral flanges 29 and 30 and Sland- 32, respectively, for attaching these members to the receptacle. Passage' w ways 15 and 16, are provided in the members 13 and 14, respectively, and a rectangular bar member 17 Vwhich is provided at its ends Fig. 1 shows a receptacle equipped with my with apertures 22 and 23, respectively, to receive locking devices such as .the strap of a seal 24, which may be an ordinary oar seal, and the shackle of a lock 25, is slidably mounted within the passageways 15 and 16;

ofthe members 13 and 14, respectively, to retain the closure 11 in its closed posi-tion.

Filcngated slots 18 and 19 are provided inthe outer surface of the members 13 and 14,

respectively. These slots communicate with cach other and with the passageways 15 and 16, respectively so that when the passageways 15 and 16 are in registry, the pin 26, which is provided in the member 17 for the purpose of sliding this member in either directiony.

may pass from one slot to the other. rlhe slots 18 and 19 terminate short of the ends of the members 13 and 14 and thus provide abutments 27 andv28, respectively, for the pin 26 when thel bar 17 is movedto its respective' A23. rlhe member 17 can now be slidably moved by the pin 19 until it leaves the member 14. whereupon the closure 11 mayy be opened. lVhen an emergency arises the person desiring to gain accessto the receptacle-.. 10 breaks the seal 24 and removes it from the aperture4 22 and slidably movesthe member 17 until it leaves the member 13 whereupon the closure 11 may be opened.

When the lock 25 is removed from the aperture 23 the member 17V can be withdrawn from the member 14 but the pin 23 will engage the abutment 27 and therefore will not allow the member 17 to pass entirely out of the member 13 and when the seal 24 is removed from the aperture 22 while the The fastener 12 shown in the drawings lock25 is in the aperture 23, the member 17 can be Withdrawn from the Amember y13 but the pin 26 will engage the abutment 28 and therefore Will not permi-t it to pass from the member 14. f It will therefore be impossible vfor the member 17 to be misplaced while either of the locking devices is in its locking position.k Y The member 17, however, may be easilyinsertedin the members 13 and 14 after the pin 26 has been assembled with the member 17 when both of the locking devices are removed therefrom, taus enabling the member 17 to be inserted in the passageways l5 and 1G of the members 13 and i4, respectively, after these members have been attached to the closure ll and the receptacle lO, respectively, and the pin 26 has been assembled with the member l?.

lt will be understood from the above that have devised a locking device which is particularly ada l table to first aid cabinets, tire alarms and nal bones, etc., or to any place accessible in emergencies and which must l e Which it is desired to seal against unauthorized persons, but Which is always accessible to an authorized person Without interfering With the sealing devices.

Thile l have shown my invention` in but one form it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is snsceptible of various other changes and mo d i ficaitons Without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire therefore that only sach limitations shall be placed thereuponas are imposed by the prior art, or are specifieall y set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention What l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A fastener comprising a pair of members mounted in spaced relation to each other and having passageways therein, a connectino' member slidably mounted Within the passageivays of said members, said connecting member being capable of slidable movementin either direction for disconnecting said members and locking means adapted to engage the connecting member to restrain said member against movement in either direction.

2. A fastener comprising a pair of substantially similar members adapted to be mounted in spaced relation to each other, said members having passageways therein, a connecting member adapted to be inserted Within the passageways, each end of saidconnecting member having an aperture therein and means adapted to be inserted Within said apertures to retain said connecting member Within the pair of members.

3. A fastener, comprising a pair of mem-V bers having passageways therein, one of said members mounted on a relatively sta-tionary support, the other of said members mounted on a movable support capable of movement to bring the pasagevays of said pair of members into and out of registry, a slidablefastening member having apertures in each end thereof adapted to be mounted Within the passageway of either of the aforementioned members and adapted to be moved into the passageway of the other member When the pair of members are in registry, and means Within the apertures of the fastening member adapted to lock said member Within 'members When the passageways thereof are out of registry and means for locking said fastening member in either of the pair of members. Y

1 5. A fastener comprising a pair of members mounted in fixed relation with a receptacle and its closures, respectively, said members having passageways' adapted to communicate With each other When the closure is in its closed position, a fastening member slidably mounted Within the passageways of one of the members adapted to enter the passageways of the other member When the closure is in its closed position, means associated With the fastening member adapted to retain said member in locked relation with the pair of members, said means comprising an emergency seal and a lock.

6. A fastener for a receptacle comprising a pair of similar members operatively connected to the receptacle in spaced relation with eac-hv other, said members having passa-geways extending therethrough and slots in one face thereof, a fastening member' slidably mounted Within the passageways of said members, a pin operatively attached yto said fastening member and adapted to slide Within the slots of the pair of members, said fastening member having apertures in the ends thereof and means adapted to be inserted within said apertures to retain the fastening member Within the pair of members.

7. A fastener for the closure of a receptacle comprising a pair of similar members mounted in iiXed relation with the closure and the receptacle, respectively, said members having registering passageways and slots therein, a fastening member mounted in the passageways of said members, a pin opera-- tively connected to the fastening member and slidably mounted Within the slots, said fastening member having an aperture in each end thereof and locking means Within the apertures for retaining said fastening member Within the pair of members, said locking means comprising a seal adapted to provide means for removing said fastening member in anemergency and a lock adapted to provide means forremoving the fastening member under normal conditions independently of the seal.

8. In combination with a receptacle, a fastener comprising a pair of members mounted in spaced relation on different members of the receptacle, each of said pair. of members having a passageway therein capable of registering With each other, a connecting member slidably mounted Within the passageways of said members and adapted to be moved in either direction to disconnect said members and means comprising a lock for retaining 

